Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction: One, it's completely impossible. Two, it's possible, but it's not worth doing. Three, I said it was a good idea all along.
Arthur C. Clarke
It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
Alan J. Perlis
To most Java developers, Ruby/Rails is like a mistress. Ruby/Rails is young, new, and exciting; but eventually we go back to old faithful, dependable, and employable Java with some new tricks and idioms and we are the better programmer for it.
Juixe TechKnow
A programmer that is 10 times better than another will probably be happy making only 3 times as much.
Paul Graham
Don't code today what you can't debug tomorrow
Anonymous
To understand a program you must become both the machine and the program.
Alan J. Perlis
Though the Chinese should adore APL, it's FORTRAN they put their money on.
Alan J. Perlis
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive down below.
John Dryden
Enlightened trial and error outperforms the planning of flawless intellects.
David Kelly
Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time!
Fred Brooks